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Ind. Code § 31-42-1-1 Applicability of chapter
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Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all statutes enacted by the general assembly unless a statute is exempted by reference to a specific statute within this chapter. As added by P.L.101-2025, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 31-42-1-2 Governmental entity prohibited from substantially burdening parental rights
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Sec. 2. A governmental entity may not substantially burden a parent's fundamental right to direct the: (1) upbringing; (2) religious instruction; (3) education; or (4) health care; of the parent's child, unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to ad…
Ind. Code § 31-42-1-3 Governmental entity prohibited from impinging on parental access to information regarding child
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Sec. 3. (a) A governmental entity may not: (1) advise, direct, or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent; or (2) deny a child's parent access to information that: (A) is in the control of the governmental entity; (B) is requested by the child's parent; and…
Ind. Code § 31-42-1-4 Right of action; affirmative defense
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Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding IC 34-13-3-3(a)(8), a parent may bring suit against a governmental entity for a violation of this chapter. (b) A parent may raise this chapter as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding brought against the parent by a governmental entity o…